Betty Grable

Personal Info

Birthday

December 18, 1916

Day of Death

1973-07-02

(56 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Elizabeth Ruth Grable

Frances Dean

Бетті Грейбл

Бети Грејбл

Betty Grable

Biography

Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three.

At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom. There she landed several minor parts in films such as Whoopee!, New Movietone Follies of 1930, Happy Days and Let's Go Places. In 1932, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures.

Known For

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

How to Marry a Millionaire

Air Tonic

Follow the Fleet

The Gay Divorcee

Cavalcade

Down Argentine Way

I Wake Up Screaming

Filmography

2017
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
1999
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
as Self (archiveFootage)
1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
as Self (archiveFootage)
1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1970
Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)
1963
Marilyn
as Self / Loco Dempsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
How To Be Very, Very Popular
as Stormy Tornado
Three for the Show
as Julie Lowndes
1953
How to Marry a Millionaire
as Loco Dempsey
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly Larkins
1951
Meet Me After the Show
as Delilah Lee
Call Me Mister
as Kay Hudson
1950
My Blue Heaven
as Kitty Moran
The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)
Wabash Avenue
as Ruby Summers
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Freddie
1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Bonny Kane
That Lady in Ermine
as Francesca / Angelina
1947
Mother Wore Tights
as Mother
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Cynthia Pilgrim
1946
Do You Love Me
as Barry's Fan in Taxi
1945
The Dolly Sisters
as Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly
The All-Star Bond Rally
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Diamond Horseshoe
as Bonnie Collins
1944
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pin Up Girl
as Lorry Jones
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Betty Grable
Wing and a Prayer
as (archive footage)
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
Coney Island
as Kate Farley
1942
Springtime in the Rockies
as Vicky Lane
Footlight Serenade
as Pat Lambert
Song of the Islands
as Eileen O'Brien
1941
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jill Lynn
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Carol Brown
Moon Over Miami
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
1940
Tin Pan Alley
as Lily Blane
Down Argentine Way
as Glenda Crawford
1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Ina Firpo
Million Dollar Legs
as Carol Parker
Man About Town
as Susan Hayes
1938
Campus Confessions
as Joyce Gilmore
Give Me a Sailor
as Nancy Larkin
College Swing
as Betty
1937
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Gwen
This Way Please
as Jane Morrow
1936
Pigskin Parade
as Laura Watson
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Mildred Webster
Follow the Fleet
as Singer in Trio
Collegiate
as Dorothy
1935
Old Man Rhythm
as Sylvia
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Vocalist
The Nitwits
as Mary Roberts
This Band Age
as Betty - Band Singer
1934
Ferry-Go-Round
as Betty
By Your Leave
as Frances
The Gay Divorcee
as Guest
Student Tour
as Cayenne
Susie's Affairs
as Susie Lee
Love Detectives
as Alice
School for Romance
as Student
1933
Air Tonic
as Betty Grable - Band Singer
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
What Price Innocence?
as Beverly Bennett
Melody Cruise
as First Stewardess (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan
as Lucy McGonagle
Cavalcade
as Girl on Couch
1932
The Kid from Spain
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Over the Counter
as Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Barbara Jones
The Age of Consent
as Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
Hollywood Lights
as Betty
The Flirty Sleepwalker
as Blonde Girl
Probation
as Ruth Jarrett
Lady! Please!
as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
1931
Palmy Days
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Ex-Sweeties
as Undetermined Minor Role
Crashing Hollywood
as Betty
Kiki
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1930
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Chorine
Let's Go Places
as Chorine (uncredited)
1929
Happy Days
as Chorus Woman